Morganton, Georgia Weather
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Morganton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Foggy21%—91°70°—
- SundayJul 5Light Rain22%0.07″91°72°0°
- MondayJul 6T-storm w/ Hail75%—86°69°-5°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail47%—78°66°-8°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail37%—81°66°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm42%—79°67°-2°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm54%—87°68°+8°
AQI 48 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 13.9 µg/m³ (AQI 60) with a 0.84 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 42 now. With UV 5.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 29 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 42
- UV peak
- 5.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 29
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 13.9 µg/m³ (AQI 60) with a 0.84 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.84
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:24 PM
- Moonset
- 10:47 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Morganton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 78°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 16 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 30560
16-Day Forecast — Morganton
- Sat91°70°21%
- Sun91°72°22%
- Mon86°69°75%
- Tue78°66°47%
- Wed81°66°37%
- Thu79°67°42%
- Fri87°68°54%
- Sat76°68°54%
- Sun85°68°34%
- Mon82°62°15%
- Tue80°57°16%
- Wed77°63°49%
- Thu84°61°45%
- Fri78°67°35%
- Sat77°68°48%
- Sun82°68°43%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 4, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Morganton
SPC includes Morganton in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.
ZIP codes in Morganton
- 30560